Controlling access to digital content
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1. A method for utilizing digital content, the method comprising:
- in a storage device with digital content stored as a file, performing;
controlling a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content in the storage device, wherein while the storage device is operationally coupled to an accessing system the digital content is provided to the accessing system according to the throughput rate, and wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file and the throughput rate is used as a parameter to delay a pre-processing operation at the storage device while the storage device is operatively coupled to the accessing system, wherein a delay is added to the pre-processing operation by a pre-processing module to achieve the throughput rate, and wherein the delay is added after the digital content has been partially pre-processed by the pre-processing module.
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Abstract
Method for utilizing digital content is provided. The method includes controlling a throughput rate for utilizing the digital content by an accessing system, where the throughput rate is associated with information related to the digital content and is stored as a file. The throughput rate is controlled by a storage system that is operationally coupled to the accessing system.
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1. A method for utilizing digital content, the method comprising:
in a storage device with digital content stored as a file, performing; controlling a throughput rate associated with access to the digital content in the storage device, wherein while the storage device is operationally coupled to an accessing system the digital content is provided to the accessing system according to the throughput rate, and wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the file and the throughput rate is used as a parameter to delay a pre-processing operation at the storage device while the storage device is operatively coupled to the accessing system, wherein a delay is added to the pre-processing operation by a pre-processing module to achieve the throughput rate, and wherein the delay is added after the digital content has been partially pre-processed by the pre-processing module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A storage device comprising:
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a hardware memory controller configured to control a throughput rate associated with access to digital content, the digital content to be sent to an accessing system, wherein the throughput rate is associated with information related to the digital content stored as a file and wherein the storage device is configured to use the throughput rate as a parameter to delay a pre-processing operation at the storage device while the storage device is operatively coupled to the accessing system, and wherein a pre-processing module in the storage device is configured to perform the pre-processing operation and to add a delay to the pre-processing operation, wherein the pre-processing module is configured to add the delay after the digital content has been partially pre-processed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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